Guess who’s back? Back again? The millennial in me is bashing my head into a wall not finishing that lyric, but y’all get the idea. The answer is Abigail Williams, that one black metal band named after the obvious. They’ve shared their first song since basically pre-COVID, called “Nonexistence,” and let me tell you, I’m so glad it exists. It’s coming off their upcoming album A Void Within Existence, and you can listen to it below.
The boys—frontman Ken Sorceron and Vance Valenzuela (Vale Of Pnath) tackling the guitars, John Porada (ex-Nachtmystium, ex-Wolvhammer) on bass, and Mike Heller (Fear Factory, Malignancy) on drums—certainly dish out the black metal we love them for, but they also made it just a tad more dreamy and atmospheric.
Sorceron had this to say about the record:
“This record was born in the quiet hours, when everything felt hollow. A Void Within Existence isn’t just a title – it’s a feeling I couldn’t shake while writing. There’s a loneliness threaded through these songs that came from somewhere deeper than I expected. The world outside was falling apart, and in a way, so was the one inside.
“I wanted to push beyond the limits we explored on Walk Beyond the Dark. Sonically, emotionally, spiritually – nothing was off-limits. I produced the album to stay close to that vision, and with Dave Otero on the mix and Mike Heller behind the kit, everything came to life exactly how I heard it in my head – raw, vast, and crushing. This is a record about absence. About peeling away what isn’t real – examining the void left behind. If there’s anything left after that – maybe it’s the truth. Maybe it’s just the void.
“Either way, this is the most honest I’ve ever been. A Void Within Existence is more than an album; it’s a crucible – a journey through the fire where only shadow and silence remain.”
Abigail Williams is set to release the new record July 18. The Sorceron-produced, Dave Otero-mixed A Void Within Existence is available for pre-order here.